Metal ceiling



(No Model.)

F. G. CALDWELL.

METAL GEILING.

No. 414,017. Patented Oct. 29,1889.

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PATENT GEEICE.

FRANK G. CALDNVELL, OF VHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

METAL CEILING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,017, dated October 29, 1889.

Application tiled August 22, 1889. Serial No. 321,563. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, FRANK G. CALDWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at IVheeling, in the county of Ohio and State of `West Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Metal Ceilings, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a ceiling-panel composed of a frame of Wood or other suitable material and a metallic sheet or-plate secured to one side of the frame in such a manner as to produce a light, inexpensive, and durable fire-proof panel for use in the construction of ceilings and partitions, as described in an application liled by me June 8, 1889, Serial No. 313,595. The ceiling described in said application is composed of a number of separate panels, each consisting of an open Wooden frame having a metal sheet secured to one side, said panel being preferably secured to the rafters in such a manner that the Wooden frames are exposed and cause the ceiling to present the appearance of a series of recesses.

It is the obj ect of my present invention to provide a metallic covering for these exposed Wooden frames, thereby adding to the durability and fire-resisting quality of the ceiling, besides affording an opportunity for varying and contrasting the metal employed in the structure, so as to enhance its ornamental appearance.

Metal ceilings have heretofore been constructed by nailing metal sheets to the rafters or to strips of Wood previously secured to the rafters, and Wooden slabs separately clad with metal sheets have been employed in the construction of ceilings and partitions. These, of course, I do not claim.

My improvement in metal ceilings comprises a panel composed of an open frame, a metal sheet or plate secured to one side of the frame, and a metal cap that covers the exposed side of the frame, as hereinafter more fully described.

In the annexed drawings, illustrating the invention, Figure l is a view of one of my improved ceilingf-panels provided with caps that cover the exposed portions of the frame. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of a metal ceiling composed of my improved reversed panel and attached cap. Fig. 3 is a separate view of a metal cap for covering one side of the Wooden frame to which the metal sheet or plate is secured. Fig. i is a View of a cap adapted to cover the contiguous portions of the adjoining frames. Fig. 5 represents an ornament for concealing the meeting corners of the panels and caps.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that each ceiling-panel consists of an open frame A, a metal sheet or plate B, secured to the upper side of said frame, and the caps C, that cover the exposed under sides of the frame. These panels are completed at the factory and supplied to the trade in readiness to be put in place Without requiring the services of a skilled mechanic.

The ceiling=panels are separately secured to the rafters D by nails or other fastening ce, passed through the frames and caps. If desired, the edges of the frames may be provided with grooves b and tongues c, by which the panels can beinterlocked. Any suitable ornaments E can be used to cover the joints at the corners of the frames A and caps C, Where the panels intersect.

The frames A are preferably made of wood,

and may be of rectangular or other shape, as

desired, or they may be varied in form to correspond with the shape of the room in which the ceiling is to be constructed. The metal sheets or plates B can be plain or corrugated, as preferred, or they may be ornamented in any appropriate manner.

The caps C are made of metal, and are oblong to correspond to the portions of the frame to which they are to be attached. These caps may be integral with the metal sheet or plate YB, as shown in Fig. l, or they may be separate therefrom, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4f. When the metal sheets or plates B are plain, as shown in Fig. l, it is convenient to form the caps C on the edge of said sheets; but when corrugated sheets or plates, Fig. 2, are employed in constructing the panels it may be more suitable and less expensive to form the caps separately, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The caps C may be made of plain or corrugated metal, as preferred, or they may be embossed or ornamented in any suitable manner. By making the sheets or plates B and the caps C of different kinds of metal, pleasing effects may be produced by the contrast of color or luster.

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fire-proof, and the panels, being light and easily handled, can be readily applied to their intended use Without requiring any but ordinary skill.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a ceiling-panel composed of an open frame, a met-al sheet or plate secured tov one side of said frame, and a metal cap covering the exposed portion on side of said frame, substantially as described.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a recessed ceiling-panel composed of an open frame and a metal sheet or plate secured to one side of said frame and provided with a cap that covers the exposed side of the frame, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have afxed my sig nature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

FRANK G. CALDVELL.

Witnesses:

W. VARDY, W. F. PETERSON. 

